For some time now, doctors in Bangalore suspected there was a new virus in Bangalore’s air. Now, they’re certain that break bone fever, better known as dengue, is raging across the city. Even a viral fever is now accompanied by severe joint pain lasting for nearly a week. Doctors are forced to admit into hospitals those patients with symptoms of fever for a day or two and put them on intravenous fluids.
Symptoms:
Chikungunya: (not chicken gunya!! nothing to do with chicken!!)
High fever, Joint pain
Dengue: High fever, backache, muscle and joint pain, headache,pain behind the eyes.
Viral fever: High fever, cold, sore throat, body ache.
Preventive measures:
Control mosquito breeding by getting rid of stagnant water.
Use mosquito repellent.
Keep surroundings hygienic.
Clean water tank regulary.
Avoid indoor plants.
Eat right nutritious food
Drink clean water
Avoid dehydration.
Symptoms of Chikungunya, Dengue fever
HEART OF THE MATTER
Lower IQ raises risk of heart disease
A new study, conducted by researchers in the UK, has shown that having a lower than average IQ is in itself a risk factor for heart disease.
In the study of over 4,000 people, David Batty and his colleagues at the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh found that IQ alone explained more than 20% of the difference in mortality between high and low socio-economic groups.
The researchers found that the results were the same even when known heart disease risk factors were taken into account. “We already know that socio-economically disadvantaged people have worse health and tend to die earlier from conditions such as heart disease, cancer and accidents,” BBC News quoted David Batty, who led the study for the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council, a saying.
“Environmental exposures and health-related behaviours, such as smoking, diet and physical activity, can explain some of this difference, but not all of it,” he added. The research team studied a group of 4,289 former US soldiers from all walks of life. As expected from past trends, those on low incomes and with less education had a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
However, when the researchers took into account intelligence or cognitive function, commonly referred to as IQ, and controlled for nine other known heart disease risk factors, IQ alone explained 23% of the differences in mortality between the highest and lowest socio-economic groups in the study.
They offer several possible explanations for this - low IQ scores might simply be a marker of underlying poor health or intelligence might lead to greater knowledge about how to keep healthy. Batty said, whatever the explanation, the findings imply the IQ of the public should be considered more carefully when preparing health promotion campaigns.
The study has been published in the European Heart Journal.
The researchers found that the results were the same even when known heart disease risk factors were taken into account. “We already know that socio-economically disadvantaged people have worse health and tend to die earlier from conditions such as heart disease, cancer and accidents,” BBC News quoted David Batty, who led the study for the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council, a saying.
“Environmental exposures and health-related behaviours, such as smoking, diet and physical activity, can explain some of this difference, but not all of it,” he added. The research team studied a group of 4,289 former US soldiers from all walks of life. As expected from past trends, those on low incomes and with less education had a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
However, when the researchers took into account intelligence or cognitive function, commonly referred to as IQ, and controlled for nine other known heart disease risk factors, IQ alone explained 23% of the differences in mortality between the highest and lowest socio-economic groups in the study.
They offer several possible explanations for this - low IQ scores might simply be a marker of underlying poor health or intelligence might lead to greater knowledge about how to keep healthy. Batty said, whatever the explanation, the findings imply the IQ of the public should be considered more carefully when preparing health promotion campaigns.
The study has been published in the European Heart Journal.
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